I fall in and out of love with reading. Actually, it's more like the lover whom you know so well that you take for granted, often seeking a little something different in its stead. Our romance has been renewed recently with a few new additions to my collection. Jim Crace has always been an author I've had my eye on for a while but just never got around to reading. When an advance copy of his latest novel, The Pesthouse, arrived at the bookstore a week ago, I snatched it up and set about immediately devouring it. A sweet love story set in a post-apocalyptic* world.
Feeling rejuvinated by a good read, I decided the timing was right to slide right into the next read. I have dozens of unread books, but two recent purchases begged to be read, Love is a Mix Tape and How Sassy Changed My Life. Love is a Mix Tape won out. I've only just begun but adored the idea of the book before I ever picked it up. Blowing through the first chapter was like a romp down my pop culture memory lane. Two chapters in and he not only had my heart aching just a little for him but also had me reminiscing about the songs that made up the mix tape of my own life.
I've posted in the past about how different men (loves, crushes, obsessions, etc.) have each been assigned their own song. Thinking of these songs fighting each other for favorite song status on a mix tape cracks me up. I've** listed a few of the songs below. Judge for yourself, but I think they'd make a pretty crappy mix tape.
Serena's Hypothetical Man Mix Tape:
Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks
Unforgettable by Natalie Cole/Nat King Cole
Paper Bag by Fiona Apple
Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers (I think)
Million Ways to be Cruel by OkGo
Memories by Elvis Presley
I've Got Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks
Soul Meets Body by Death Cab for Cutie
Seriously, seeing that combination typed out makes me shudder.
*I'm big on post-apocalyptic novels, movies, tv shows, everything.
**I'm rushing this post because Allie is waiting on me and keeps singing/scatting The Final Countdown and is driving me batty with it.
Scatting The Final Countdown sounds pretty horrible.
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to start my "favorite songs" on-going post! yay
ooo, eee, ooo aah aah
ReplyDeleteching
chang
walla walla
bing
bang
oo ee oo aah aaah ching chang walla walla bang bang.
I am the scat master. you're just jealous. both of you.
wow, what a great idea for a book... hmm... but when applied to real life, my own mix tape would be pretty boring.
ReplyDeleteDon't watch Children of Men, you post-apocalyptic lover, you. The book might rock, but the movie? Not so much.
ReplyDeleteI've fallen in love with audio books. This is mostly because I have a 2.5 hour commute and there's only so much of the radio that one can take.